New York State Begins Historic Energy Efficiency Program

New York State has just begun a historic initiative called the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS). The project seeks to devote $13 million to natural gas energy efficiency programs through the year 2011 and seeks to reduce the city’s electric usage by 15 percent by 2015. The overarching goal of the program is to halt a predicted rise in energy consumption by New Yorkers by the year 2015.

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